Rent Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Really Well Done - Godzilla Minus One review by KB

I saw this at the cinema after seeing good reviews & was glad i made the effort as it was very effective on the big screen .I'm generally not into these type of films if they're American but this Japanese film was really well done .The action scenes with Godzilla are brilliantly done & realistic & this is partly because they don't seem as if they have been made with C.G.I. & are all the better for it .There is also a credible storyline running through the film .

A proper Japanese Godzilla movie - Godzilla Minus One review by Alphaville

In 1945 a kamikaze pilot quite rightly opts out of a ‘noble death’ but (who’d have thought?) he’s now got Godzilla to contend with. Yep, it’s a Godzilla film as only the Japanese know how to make them and this one’s a doozie. As if Tokyo hasn’t been flattened enough by the Americans (Year Zero), just watch what Godzilla has in store for it (hence Year Minus One). But there’s hope. Scientist Baldrick (aka Mr Noda) has a cunning plan. As for the domestic drama between set pieces, it’s pretty mundane at times, but it pays off in a neat and touching multiple ending. Overall… beautiful to look at, brilliant cgi, epic battle scenes... A proper movie.

The Godzilla film you've been waiting for - Godzilla Minus One review by AER

Unlike the current Hollywood cycle of Godzilla movies, this film is lively with great action sequences. Some thought has gone into the make up of the plot and how the beleaguered Japanese took down the atomic monster, Godzilla / Gojira. Characters with convincing arcs lead the way (even though the story telling is very basic) and the script is written in broadstrokes (English subtitles). It's dramatic, the SFX are astounding at times (but not perfect), and the destruction has weight to it - so in other words, it's not as if you are watching a paper-light animation. I've seen the 90s Godzilla and the Gareth Edwards borefest. This was just right. A Godzilla film set during an interesting time and with some food for thought about post-war Japan and how it rebuilt after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.

This is the Godzilla film, we've been waiting for. I'm glad the Japanese have finally wrestled Godzilla back from the Americans and done it right. Something similar happened when the French made their first movie about the Three Musketeers earlier this year (2023).

7 out of 10